**Summary**:
**About the Position**:This is a permanent, full-time seasonal Assistant Principal (Special Education) position for Sigonella Elementary School, located in Sigonella Sicily, Italy.
- Federal employees in Sigonella, Italy are currently entitled to receive a 25% Post Allowance (COLA) in addition to the base salary. Learn more about this agency **This job is open to**:
**The public**: - U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. **Federal employees - Competitive service**: - Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. **Federal employees - Excepted service**: - Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluation criteria. **Internal to an agency**: - Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement. **Clarification from the agency**:
**Duties**: - Lead and manage the referral, evaluation, and eligibility processes for students with disabilities, ensuring adherence to all legal and policy requirements.
- Establish DoWEA educator performance elements and evaluate teacher work.
- Initiate communications between school administration, students, teachers, parents, the local community, and base offices.
- Serve as the responsible officer for all government-owned or leased property assigned to the school.
- Gather and analyze student achievement and other related data to inform the decision-making process, especially regarding special education. **Requirements**:
**Conditions of employment**: - Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement.
- Proof of U.S. Citizenship required.
- Direct deposit of pay is required.




- Two-year supervisory probationary period may be required.
- This position requires a Tier 3 (T3) investigation with Childcare Checks since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age.
- You may be required to sign a transportation agreement.
- You will be required to sign a mobility agreement, be available for worldwide placement, and be willing to rotate to any DoWEA location.
- Individuals hired from the Continental United States (CONUS) and their family members (who are US Citizens) are required to obtain Official Passports prior to departure to the overseas area.
- Individuals assigned to Italy, England, or Korea are required to obtain a via to enter these countries.
- A secret security clearance is required.
- Performs frequent temporary duty (TDY) travel - up to 25% of the time. **Qualifications**:
**Who May Apply**:U.S. Citizens
- Current Competitive Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Civilian Employee
- Current Excepted Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Employee
- Current Department of War (DoW) Civilian Employee
- Current Excepted Service Department of War Employee **Minimum Education Requirements for an Assistant Principal (Special Education)**:
Education: The course work must have been completed at, or accepted by, a regionally accredited U.S. college or university.



Applicants must provide copies of official bachelor's and master's transcripts (include EDS and Doctorate if applicable). Acceptable degree pathways are listed below. Semester hours for credit bearing internships or practicum experiences in educational leadership and/or supervision is accepted. a. Master's degree in Educational Administration/Educational Leadership. **OR** b. Master's degree reflecting 30 semester hours of graduate level course work. Of the required 30 hours of graduate level course work, a minimum of 20 of those semester hours must be Educational Administration/Educational Leadership. **AND** **Specialized Experience**: A minimum of three years of successful classroom teaching, specialist, or special education experience at the PK -12 level is required. **Education**:
**FOREIGN EDUCATION**: Foreign Degrees and Course Work from Non-accredited Institutions. Credits or degrees earned from a foreign college or university must be evaluated prior to acceptance. Three evaluation procedures are acceptable: - The foreign institution that awarded the degree is on a list endorsed by a regionally accredited university or on a list endorsed by a state department of education for the purpose of teacher certification in that state (this procedure will require an English translation of the transcript and a copy of the document awarding the degree, together with an authenticated list produced by an American university or a state department of education); and
- The work may be evaluated by the graduate division of a regionally accredited university and declared the equivalent of similar undergraduate or graduate work in a U.S. institution. Graduates of non-accredited institutions may have their undergraduate work validated by admittance to graduate sc

📌 Assistant Principal (Special Education) (Catania)
🏢 US Department of Defense Education Activity
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